This Turnover Box Washing Machine is an automatic cleaning device with intelligent control. It is specially used for large-scale washing of plastic turnover boxes, crates and baskets.
It adopts high-pressure spray to clean dirt and residues automatically, made of food-grade stainless steel, suitable for food, beverage and logistics industries, saving labor and improving cleaning efficiency.
Plastic Basket Washing Machine — High-Efficiency Crate & Box Washer Built for Prepared Food & Seafood Processing Plants
Hero Subtitle/Summary: Mass CW-Series plastic crate and box washing machines deliver continuous, hygienic cleaning for 300 to 1,800 crates/hour. Engineered specifically for prepared food processors and seafood processing facilities handling heavy grease, blood residue, and fish scales, the CW-Series features compact multi-stage recycling, energy-efficient water filtration, and high-impact 360° jetting. Cut your utility bills by up to 45% while occupying 30% less floor space than legacy washers. Every CW-Series machine includes a 2-year all-parts warranty, 24-hour engineer SLA, and 5-day global spare parts delivery.
01.2-Year Full Warranty: Comprehensive coverage on high-pressure stainless pumps, drive motors, filtration systems, and PLC units — double the 12-month industry standard.
2.24-Hour Engineer SLA: Round-the-clock technical support and hygienic line integration guidance directly from our food engineering division.
3.5-Day Parts Dispatch: Stainless nozzles, drive chains, heating elements, and seals shipped worldwide via air courier within 5 working days.
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Parameter | Technical Specification |
Throughput Range | 300 – 1,800 Crates / Hour (Adjustable VFD conveyor speed) |
Crate / Box Compatibility | Plastic Baskets, Meat Totes, Seafood Trays, Folding Crates (L: 400-800mm, W: 300-600mm, H: 100-400mm) |
Washing Stages | 3 to 5 Stages (Hot Water Alkaline Wash → High-Pressure Rinse → Sanitizing Spray → Air-Knife Blow Drying) |
Footprint Efficiency | Compact Modular Design (3.5m to 8.5m line length — 30% smaller than legacy tunnels) |
Resource Saving Rate | Up to 45% Water Recycling Efficiency & 35% Lower Heating Power Consumption |
Lead Time & Terms | 6 – 10 weeks ex-works |
In prepared food factories and seafood processing plants, cleaning thousands of daily transfer crates is a continuous operational challenge. Traditional box washers suffer from three major design bottlenecks:
1.Massive Utility Consumption: Older washers flush freshwater continuously, consuming thousands of gallons of water and requiring massive electric/steam boiler heating power.
2.Floor Space Constraints: Bulky 12-meter washing tunnels overwhelm busy processing rooms, leaving no room for raw material handling or packaging lines.
3.Cross-Contamination & Stubborn Residues: Dried blood, protein film, grease, and sticky fish scales get trapped in grid bottoms and corner ribs, leading to ATP hygiene test failures.
The Mass CW-Series is engineered from food-grade SUS304 stainless steel to maximize cleaning power while minimizing resource consumption:
1.Ultra-Compact Cascade Water Recycling System: Dual or triple isolated water tanks utilize counter-current cascade filtration. Rinsing water continuously overflows into the main wash tank, trapping solids down to 100 microns through dual-layer stainless mesh screens. This saves up to 45% water and reduces heating energy proportionally.
2.High-Impact Multi-Angle Jetting Arrays: Custom-angled 3D stainless steel flat-fan nozzles blast every square inch of the crate—including recessed grid bottoms, handles, and stacking rims—at 0.35–0.5 MPa spray force, effortlessly removing fish scales and stubborn animal fat.
3.Space-Saving Vertical Air-Knife Integration: Instead of extending the tunnel length for drying, Mass integrates high-velocity, heated centrifugal air-knives into a compact exit chamber, removing over 90% of surface moisture in under 1.5 meters.
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"Switching to the Mass CW-600 reduced our daily wash water consumption by 38% and freed up nearly 4 meters of linear floor space in our seafood packaging room. Our ATP sanitation pass rate jumped to 99.4% on the first spray pass."
— Mass Engineering Team, Food Sanitation Division
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Whether you operate a boutique prepared meal kitchen processing 300 totes an hour or a high-throughput seafood distribution center handling 1,800 crates per hour, Mass provides scalable modular solutions.
Mass CW-Compact Series (Single-Pass Compact Box Washer)
Features: Super-compact footprint (3.5m length), integrated water tank heating, high-efficiency filtration, ideal for tight factory footprints.
Target: Prepared food kitchens, central bakeries, small seafood processors.
Mass CW-Pro Series (Multi-Stage High-Speed Crate Washer & Dryer)
Features: Multi-tank temperature control (55∘C−65∘C wash tank), automatic chemical dosing, dual-stage high-pressure blow-drying tunnels.
Target: Large seafood processing plants, meat slaughterhouses, cold-chain logistics hubs.
Model | Wash Stages | Capacity (Crates/Hr) | Heating Power | Water Pump Power | Footprint (L×W×H) | Weight |
CW-300 | 2 Stages (Wash + Rinse) | 300–400 / hr | 18 kW (Electric/Steam) | 4.0 kW | 3.5 × 1.1 × 1.6 m | 950 kg |
CW-600 | 3 Stages (+ Blow-Dry) | 600–800 / hr | 27 kW (Electric/Steam) | 7.5 kW | 5.2 × 1.2 × 1.8 m | 1,450 kg |
CW-1200 | 4 Stages (+ Air Knives) | 1,200–1,400 / hr | 36 kW (Electric/Steam) | 11.0 kW | 6.8 × 1.4 × 1.9 m | 2,200 kg |
CW-1800 | 5 Stages (Full Auto) | 1,600–1,800 / hr | 54 kW (Electric/Steam) | 18.5 kW | 8.5 × 1.5 × 2.1 m | 3,400 kg |
Food safety compliance and utility overhead determine the true cost of crate washing. Here is how the Mass CW-600 compares against generic low-cost washers and European legacy brands:
Performance Metric | Mass CW-600 | Generic Local Brand | European Legacy Brand |
Capacity (600x400 Crate) | 600–800 Crates/Hr | 400–500 Crates/Hr | 600–800 Crates/Hr |
Water Consumption/Crate | ≈ 0.3 – 0.5 Liters | 1.2 – 1.8 Liters | 0.3 – 0.4 Liters |
Total Line Length | 5.2 Meters (Compact) | 7.5 – 8.5 Meters | 6.0 Meters |
Frame & Tank Material | Full SUS304 (2.5mm Thick) | Thin SUS201 / Mixed Steel | Full SUS304 / SUS316 |
Nozzle Alignment | Quick-Release 3D Jetting | Fixed Clamped Pipe | Quick-Release Adjustable |
Warranty Period | 2 Years (All Parts) | 1 Year (Limited) | 1 Year |
Engineer SLA Response | 24-Hour Remote SLA | Not disclosed | High Fee SLA |
Spare Parts Delivery | 5 Working Days Global | Not disclosed | 2–3 Weeks |
In a seafood or prepared meal factory running 12 hours a day, an inefficient crate washer wastes up to 1,200,000 liters of water annually, along with significant electric boiler heating costs. The initial purchase price represents less than 20% of the total 5-year operating expense. Investing in Mass CW-Series energy recovery delivers complete capital payback in under 12 months.
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Every food processing plant has specific box dimensions and hygiene requirements. Mass provides flexible custom engineering for the CW-Series:
01. Adjustable Guide Rails & Multi-Crate Widths: Tool-less adjustable side rails and top hold-down belts to handle shallow trays, deep seafood baskets, and folding totes on a single line.
02. Specialized Heating & Chemical Automation: Steam coil, electric, or gas burner heating configurations with inline chemical dosing pumps for sanitizers, caustic detergents, or defoaming agents.
03. Auto-De-stacking & Auto-Stacking Automation: Integrate robotic or pneumatic crate de-stackers at the inlet and automatic blow-dried box stackers at the outlet to eliminate manual labor.
Utilize our technical tools to calculate your machine size, water savings, and factory floor integration:
��️ Crate Washer Capacity & Dimension Calculator: Input your basket dimensions and hourly target to find the exact footprint required.
��️ Annual Water & Heating Energy ROI Calculator: Calculate exact annual dollar savings compared to your current washing method.
��️ Food Safety Hygiene & Chemical Dosing Checklist: Download our operational guide for HACCP and ATP verification on plastic crates.
A: Yes. Seafood residues require a combination of thermal breakdown and mechanical impact. The CW-Series uses a heated wash tank (55∘C−60∘C) combined with high-flow, high-impact stainless nozzles (0.4 MPa) that sheer off stuck scales, animal fat, and blood without scratching the plastic.
A: We use a counter-current multi-stage recycling system. Clean final rinse water flows backward into the main washing tank, where it is filtered through multi-stage stainless mesh filters to catch solid debris. You only replenish the fresh water lost through evaporation and carry-out.
A: Yes. The top retaining mechanism and side guide rails feature quick-adjust handwheels. Operators can adjust the tunnel width and height to accommodate different crate sizes in under 2 minutes without tools.
A: Designed to strict HACCP hygiene standards, the CW-Series features large sloped access doors, tool-less removable spray pipes, rounded tank corners (to prevent bacterial pockets), and easy-pull filter baskets for fast daily sanitation.
A: Standard lead time is 6 to 10 weeks. Every unit is fully wet-tested with crates at our factory prior to shipment, wrapped in protective barrier film, and secured in heavy-duty ocean crates for safe global transport.
Contact Mass Technology’s food sanitation engineering team today for a tailored line layout, utility consumption calculation, and formal proposal within 24 hours.
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Product Description:
Basket washing machine, also called turnover basket washing machine and pallet cleaning machine. The pallet cleaning
machine achieves the purpose of cleaning and sterilization through high-temperature (above 60°) and high-pressure (1.0MPA)
cleaning and removes moisture on the surface of the pallet through high-pressure and large air volume air knives.






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